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    Amtrak in Raton, NM

    Raton New Mexico is a lovely small town just to the south of the border with Colorado. In the late 19th century, it was used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as the railroad's primary route through the mountains. The route over the pass required gradients of up to 3.5%, with a...
  2. Rounding the curve in front of Starvation Peak

    Rounding the curve in front of Starvation Peak

    Amtrak Southwest Chief No. 3 rounds the curve in front of Starvation Peak at Chapelle in the northern New Mexico semaphore district.
  3. Descending Raton Pass

    Descending Raton Pass

    Amtrak Southwest Chief No. 3 finishes its descent of Raton Pass and approaches the north side of Raton, N.M.
  4. Blasting through scenic northern New Mexico

    Blasting through scenic northern New Mexico

    Amtrak Southwest Chief No. 4 blasts through the scenic areas of northern New Mexico near Rowe after a rain storm.
  5. Glorieta division scenic

    Glorieta division scenic

    Westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief No. 3 rounds a curve on the Glorieta division near Rowe, N.M.
  6. Descending Ration

    Descending Ration

    Amtrak #3 descends Raton Pass just north of Raton, NM on Mar 28, 2008
  7. AMTRAK Southwest Chief Raton Pass

    AMTRAK Southwest Chief Raton Pass

    AMTRAK 93 P42DC leads the Southwest Chief southbound over the Raton Pass on a beautiful September morning. Photo taken on September 4, 2007.
  8. Florida East Coast Railway

    Florida East Coast Railway

    FEC Southbound Vehicle Train 141 rumbles through Boca Raton, Fl.
  9. Raton Descent

    Raton Descent

    Amtrak's Southwest Chief rolls through Raton Pass, New Mexico, after an April snow. Shot from I-25 with 70-200MM zoom lens. Slide film.
  10. Snowy Raton Pass

    Snowy Raton Pass

    Southwest Chief ascents Raton Pass, leaving Colorado. Shot with 28MM lens, Velvia 50.
  11. Climbing up to Raton

    Climbing up to Raton

    Amtrak's Southwest Chief climbs the grades of Raton Pass, N.M., leaving Colorado, Sept. 7, 2003, with 35MM-80MM lens. BNSF - formerly ATSF - Railroad.
  12. Descending Raton

    Descending Raton

    Amtrak's Southwest Chief descends the grades of Raton Pass, N.M., leaving Colorado, Sept. 7, 2003, with 35MM-80MM lens. BNSF - formerly ATSF - Railroad.
  13. Rolling up to Raton

    Rolling up to Raton

    Amtrak's Southwest Chief ascends the grades of Raton Pass, N.M., leaving Colorado, Sept. 7, 2003, with 35MM-80MM lens. BNSF - formerly ATSF - Railroad.
  14. Climbing Raton Pass

    Climbing Raton Pass

    Amtrak's Southwest Chief climbs the grades of Raton Pass, N.M., leaving Colorado, Sept. 7, 2003, with 35MM-80MM lens. BNSF - formerly ATSF - Railroad.


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